Hi everyone. Here is the second half of the story and I will tell you, it's longer than the first half since I'm trying to fit in stuff. This continue from where we last stopped in the previous chapter. If you're also a fan to OUAT, then you can probably guess where I got my inspiration from for a little bit of Julie's back story. Her story in this half is going to be a bit dark, just to tell you. Anyway, enjoy.


Prologue:

Now that eleven princesses have been found, things should be going well, but that doesn't mean that they are safe for they must now go on their next adventure to reunite the two worlds of the land and the sea together. However, a task like that is not going to be very simple since they have not personally meet the Sea Witch in person yet, or know her true intents. To makes matters worse, Julie has a hidden secret deep within her: The endgame of the Sea Witch and her other curse yet she refuse to tell. Will this dark secret turn into an act of betrayal, braking all trust of love ones, ruining their lives for all in eternity? Can the eleven princesses keep the peace of the sea for long or will it be destroyed along with the land of the humans, forever?

Chapter 31: The Alpha

Today is December 14th, a Monday and the six girls and Kaito went to school. For now, everything remains peaceful, but Julie understands that it won't be for long. It has been two days since Miyuki has left the group so it just the ten of them.

-Homeroom-

In homeroom, Julie was staring out of the window when someone approached her.

"Um, Emiko-chan." a girl spoke up. Julie turned to see that it was a girl who called to her. She has hazel eyes and black hair. What caught Julie's attention is the pedant she was wearing. It was a silver wolf's head with rubies for the eyes. The silver wolf pedant was on a golden chain which hangs around her neck.

'This girl... Could she be...' Julie thought.

"H-hai?" Julie asked.

"W-would you like to be my friend?" the girl questioned. Julie can tell that she was shy which was strange since her past self was...

"I would if I could... If I know your name." Julie replied.

"Oh, my name is Aoi, Hibiki." Hibiki answered.

"I think you already know mine, but call me Julie." Julie insist on not being called by her last name.

"Then you can just call me Hibiki." Hibiki replied as the two shook hands.

-Break-

During lunch break, Seira and Sakura were going to the rooftop when Seira literally bumped into Takumi.

"Oh, sorry... Takumi!" Seira was shocked that she bumped into him.

"Are you okay, Seira?" Takumi asked.

"H-hai." Seira confirms.

"Um, Seira..." Takumi trailed off.

"Hm?" Seira looked at him, wondering what he is going to say.

"O-on the weekend, I'm going boat sailing with my father... D-do you, I mean w-would you like to come?" Takumi suggested nervously.

"I'd love to, but I can't." she answered, knowing he can't see her as a mermaid if she were to fall out of the boat.

"Oh, well..." he has a loss of words. "See you later."

"Seira onee-chan?" Sakura questioned the slightly older princess.

"Eh? Oh, it's nothing. Come on, let's go meet the others." Seira suggested as the two went to the rooftop.

-Pearl Waters-

When the girls came back to the bath house along with Kaito, a visitor was waiting for them.

"Kaito nii-chan, hello!" exclaimed a happy voice.

"That voice... Could it be?" Lucia wonder in excitement.

"Ah, Lucia onee-chan!" the voice reveals to belong to Makoto, Kaito's little cousin.

"Makoto!" Lucia went to greet him.

It has been around one year since she last saw the boy, so he is probably eleven years-old now.

Makoto pulled Lucia so he can whisper something in her ear, "Did Kaito nii-chan figured it out yet?"

"Mm, he did, so you don't have to worry anymore." Lucia answered.

"Thank goodness." he sighs.

"Oh my Lucia onee-chan, are you doing to introduce us to your friend?" Julie asked her half-sister since neither she, Sakura, Seira, or the others know the boy, except for Hanon and Rina.

"Oh, well this is Makoto, Kaito's cousin." Lucia introduce the eleven year old to the mermaids.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Makoto. I'm Seira Misaki." Seira politely introduce herself.

"I'm Karen and that's my sister, Noel." Karen told him after the twins came in.

"I'm Coco." Coco joined the group.

"My name is Akari, a pleasure to meet you." Akari replied.

"And this is my little sister, Sakura." Julie gestured to Sakura.

However, the youngest mermaid wasn't paying attention for she was staring deeply at Makoto. She recognized the boy for he strongly resemble someone she knows in the past. Her heart was thumping and she felt that she cheeks are turning pink.

"Sakura?" Julie called out to her.

"Eh?" Sakura snaps out of her staring.

"Aren't you going to say hello?" Julie questioned.

"Oh, um... H-hello." she replied very shyly. She run upstairs before Makoto got a chance to say anything back.

"Did I did something wrong?" Makoto turned to his cousin.

"I think Sakura is shy." Hanon was having a smirk on her face.

"Why would she be shy?" Makoto questioned.

'Makoto is just like Kaito. Boys can be so dense sometimes.' Julie thought as she giggled. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her heart. 'Just now... What was that? It was really painful. Wait... It can't be that time-' Julie winced as she also runs out of the room, but unlike Sakura, she ran out the door.

"Ah, Julie! Where are you going?" Lucia tried to chase after her sister.

"I'll be right back! Just... Don't come!" Julie yelled.

-Beach-

Julie dives into the ocean and swims deep into the water until she is sure she is safe from any danger. She was clutching on her chest as she feels immense pain coming from her heart.

'Why? Why now? After all this time, this curse still follows me even when I was reborn?' Julie ponder on the thought. She never told the others what else has happen back when she was Rose Red.

So far, they only know that Rose Red is the same as Briar Rose, but what they didn't know is the second curse she has when she was awakened the first time. Long ago, after the Sleeping Beauty has awaken from her one hundred years of deep slumber, the wicked fairy came back and placed a second curse on her.

Like the beautiful red roses, I'll place another curse on you!

You were blessed by the Sun Goddess while your sister is blessed by the Moon Goddess

Gold is your color, while Silver is your sister's

Your new curse shall turn you into a creature of the night

You shall rise in every full moon and be cursed just like your cold sister

Silver shall be your weakness while the color of Red shall be your strength

Like these crimson flowers, there shall be blood spilled!

Julie tries to calm herself down, despite if she was a human or a mermaid, she knows when her instincts kicks in. In both forms, without the full moon, her eyes would sometimes turned bright blood-red, rather than her usually ruby-red whenever her instincts are acting up. There were some advantages and disadvantages when she is in the form of a wolf. Her five senses would be further enhanced and greatly differs from humans, however, if she isn't careful, she would lose her mind and be the Big Bad Wolf in the story.

-Flashback-

During her time as Rose Red after she has regained her memories, before she went back home to confront the Snow Queen, she went to train herself with this curse, since it's a curse that cannot be cured. One day, she met a young woman named Ava wearing a red cloak. The red cloak had attracted her attention and she followed the woman to a cute cottage. There, she was greeted by Ava and her grandmother. To her relief, they were werewolves just like her, except they were born as one, not cursed. Since they were born, they were more used to the changes of their surroundings and even helped the princess trained to control her wolf self better.

"Ava." Rose Red called the girl's name. "What's that pendant you're wearing?"

"Oh, this?" she showed her the silver wolf pendant with ruby eyes. "This silver wolf pedant helps suppress my werewolf powers since we're weak by them."

"Why would you wear it if it cause harm to you?" Rose asked.

"Despite I can control my powers, I wished I could be human. Not a human wearing wolf's fur." Ava replied.

"What about your cloak?" she questioned.

"Oh, this cloak? It's to prevent me from turning since we have no will to control our transformation every time the full moon rises." Ava explained.

"I see..." Rose trailed off.

When Rose transformed for the first time as a werewolf, Ava and her grandmother were shocked. Rose has blood-red eyes that glowed in the dark. Removing her wolf pedant, Ava joined her, since her grandmother lost her form out of old age. Ava revealed to have golden eyes unlike Rose's red ones. Red and gold, both are warm colors and represent the Sun Goddess. After the training was complete and morning came, the girls reverted back into humans.

"Ava, why did you have golden eyes?" Rose asked the younger girl.

"The same I can asked since you have blood-red eyes." Ava countered.

"Excuse me?" Rose was confused.

"When you transformed, you have blood-red eyes." Ava told her.

"Did I did something to offend you?" Rose questioned.

"No, no, it's just-" she sighs deeply. "All my life, I've seen others like us, but they have the same golden eyes. Never have I seen one of our kind with a different eye color."

"Maybe it's because I was cursed." Rose suggested.

"Or, maybe it's a sign." Ava's grandmother replied.

"A sign of what, grandmother?" Ava asked.

"A sign that we've found our Alpha. Tell me Rose, who are you?" the old woman kinda interrogate her.

"I was a princess..." Rose trailed off.

"A princess? Were you an only child?" the grandmother questioned.

"N-no. I have a sister, but I was the oldest one." Rose answered.

"Tell me, what did you like to do?" she asked.

"Well, I loved the outdoors. I would run in the forest and played with the animals." Rose remember those old times.

"A crowned princess. I think the reason why your eyes were different wasn't because you were cursed, but because you were destined to be a leader. If you were the first princess, then that means that you're the rightful ruler of your kingdom, Rose." Ava's grandmother explained. "Plus, red is a royal color."

"Still, I can't go back yet. I want to stay and train more, plus, life as a princess, isn't really my thing." Rose replied.

"Then you can stay with us. We'll be glad for you to join us. Come and join our pack... With your family. Your brothers and sisters." Ava suggested.

Rose happily agreed and joined the two, abandoning her life of royalty. They've spend almost an entire year together until that fatal night...

Many people have gone searching for these evil wolves and have heard that they've taken refuge in a cottage deep within the forest. Armed with silver weapons and torches, they burned the cottage and are ready to attack once the wolves come out. Rose was alert by the smell of the smoke and went to wake her friends. They tried to escaped, but unfortunately, Ava's grandmother didn't made it, it was just the two girls now. They both hid in the dark forest, away from the moonlight, frightened for their lives as they heard shouting and yelling. Ava, filled with anger for the death of her grandmother, went out of her hiding spot. She turned and viciously attacked many people. Rose tried to help from the distance by summoning her briars and roses. Unluckily for Ava, she was stabbed by the last villager. Before he escaped, Ava killed him before the sun came up.

Rose went to Ava's side, seeing that the silver dagger was stabbed to her heart. She then realized something, Ava was wearing her wolf pedant when she was a wolf. She had forgotten to take it off and it suppressed her from taking full strength. Before her time is up, Ava told her that in the largest enchanted tree, there is a present for the princess.

"Can I asked for one request, Rose?" Ava asked her weakly.

"What is it?" Rose gentle questioned.

"There are many of us, without families. People thinks that us werewolves are dangerous, but if you can prove to them that we're not... Then I'll be grateful..." Ava trailed off as she closed her eyes forever.

"I will, Ava. I shall honor your wish and bring all the packs. We shall make this world into a better place and make it so werewolves and humans can co-exist. I promise." Rose tearfully told Ava in spirit as she used her flames and burned the body.

After she settled herself, she went to the large enchanted tree that Ava spoke of. She found that inside the tree truck is a box with Rose's name on it. She opened it to find a beautiful red cloak inside. It was just like Ava's, except it was a beautiful shade of blood-red and it has many deep red rose embroideries on it. Smiling in gratitude, Rose puts on the red cloak as she started to work her way on the promise she made. In just two years, the princess created a secret base deep within the ground. Many members of the pack joined her and if other packs wanted to join, they can. There was only one condition: Everyone had to wear red cloaks to show that they are a member of her pack. Rose became the leader of the group, their Alpha and in two years, she trained the pack to protect people, to show them that they are no harm to any human beings. The villagers fully now realized that werewolves are no monsters and that they only attack if felt provoked. A title was given to the pack for their good deeds as they are called "The Red Hooded Members."

The princess has honored her friend's wished but eventually, Rose had to leave to return to her kingdom. She has left two of her faithful members to become the new Alpha and Beta.

-Flashback Ends-

Julie remember it all, but was a bit concerned. As former leader, she was mostly wearing her cloak so she rarely turned into a wolf.

'I guess I'll find out if I remembered my training.' Julie thought. She returned back home after it has gotten dark.

-Sea Cave-

In the sea cave, the Sea Witch was standing with a human man. He has spiky brown hair and the shine from his glasses covered his eyes.

"So, tell me... How can you help me make a fortune for my life?" the scientist asked.

"Have you heard of mermaids?" Shika questioned.

"Yes, but they're-" he was cut off.

"Oh, if I'm real then they're certainly very real indeed. In fact, they are everywhere in the seven oceans." Shika informed him.

"If that's true, how come I haven't seen any?" the man asked.

"They are very secretive and can blend in, in your world. If you can find them, you'll make a lot based on your research."

"Then I shall catch them, every single one of them." he stopped revealing his developing plans when Shika laughs. "What's so funny?"

"Oh, darling, any old mermaid won't do compare to the princesses." Shika smiled in glee.

"There are princesses?"

"Yes, the most beautiful, the most prized possession. Each are given their own gifts by the Goddesses. Let's make a deal, if you can capture the princesses using your smarts in technology and give them to me, then I shall offer you their kingdoms, which are filled with their loyal subjects." Shika suggested.

The man had a growing smirk on his face, "Deal."

-Julie's and Sakura's Room-

When Julie returned, Sakura questioned where her sister went. Julie answered that she was in the water, thinking. She kept quiet after that. When Julie asked why Sakura ran when she met Makoto, Sakura smiled.

"Because I've find him, onee-chan." Sakura smiled. "I've finally found him."

"Who?" Julie questioned.

"Kai."


I hoped you have enjoyed them chapter. I just love mixing different fairy tales. Rose Red is Briar Rose and a Red Riding Hood. Was that a good twist or something? Remember to Favorite, Follow, and Review. See you soon.